James Hogarth Pringle (1863–1941)

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James Hogarth Pringle was an Australian who settled in Glasgow and became one of its outstanding surgeons. He was appointed Surgeon to Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1896, retiring from the post in 1923 but remaining with the Royal Infirmary as Honorary Consulting Surgeon. He pioneered ‘Pringle's Manoeuvre’ which is still used today by liver surgeons. Although Visitor (Vice-President) of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow from 1923 to 1924 he never became President, wishing instead to travel back to his native Australia.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Title

James Hogarth Pringle (1863–1941)

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 50 x W 40 cm

Accession number

0095

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed

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